聯合國呼籲向一次性塑料宣戰

Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem a tide of pollution, a United Nations report said.

聯合國的一份報告稱，所有塑料製品中僅不到1/10被回收，各國政府應考慮禁用一次性塑料袋和裝食品的容器或對其徵稅以遏制污染。

The study said up to 5 trillion plastic bags were used worldwide each year.

該研究稱，全球每年所用塑料袋的數量高達5萬億。

The report said most plastic ends up in landfills, dumps or in the environment. But there are signs of action to limit plastic pollution.

報告稱，大多數塑料製品最終會被扔進填埋場、垃圾堆或自然環境中。但目前已出現限制塑料污染行動的跡象。

Elisa Tonda, who leads UN Environment's Sustainable Lifestyle program, said more than 60 countries had bans or charges on single-use plastics such as bags or polystyrene containers.

聯合國環境可持續生活方式項目負責人埃麗莎·通達說，已有60多個國家對塑料袋或聚苯乙烯容器等一次性塑料製品實施禁令或對其收費。

30% of countries found sharp drops in plastic bag consumption in the first year after imposing restrictions.

30%的國家的塑料袋消費量在實施限制措施後的頭一年裏急劇下降。

Among its recommendations, the report called for better sorting of waste and recycling, economic incentives to promote eco-friendly alternatives to plastics, education of consumers and promotion of reusable products.

根據該報告的建議，人們應更好地對垃圾進行分類回收，在經濟上鼓勵推廣環保的塑料替代品，對消費者進行教育並推廣可重複使用的產品。